Check out this great tour with the deep voice of our very own Brandon Green. He speaks on top of some awesome music.“Arc is Enough” by Sean Wayland. Its a great tune, and he has a ton of other awesome music as well so give it a listen.

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So here is some interesting news.  Some big music 2.0 players are getting together with an artist to implement some of the varying music 2.0 initiatives that have been flying around the net to track how effective they are.

The goal is to get one artist out of his day job and on his way into a full time music career. They are keeping the artist a secret and dubbing them Indie Artist X. Sort of like speed racers brother Racer X. The secret is kept as not to taint the outcome of the project due to publicity of the project itself.  They are tracking the results on a Google doc which you can see here.  Also they are not doing any of the leg work, only acting as advisers; so that way the results are realistic to what your everyday independent artist would have to go through.

Now how does apply to you? Well one thing is you get to track the success of a lot of their ideas. None of which are insanely crazy, they are just plain good ideas in today’s new music realm. One thing that stood out to me as being awesome is simply getting a look at really well organized marketing plan. It’s a level of organization that I think any artist can benefit from. (more…)

Another in the series great audio interviews with Sonicbids members. Learn what they do, how they use Sonicbids to get selected for great opportunities, and get their music out there.

Catherine Duc composes Ambient music with Celtic, World and Electronica influences. Classically trained but with electronica savvy, she readily bridges the ancient with the up-to-date on her new album, Visions and Dreams.“Fusing world music with electronica has become quite popular,” Duc said. “Often artists choose Middle Eastern or African themes. I was interested in the possibilities of mixing Celtic motifs with ambient, trance and electronica. Find out more about Catherine’s new album, her plan for success, her advice to musicians, and how she uses her Sonicbids membership in this interesting and informative audio chat, and also in the July issue of the Who’s Getting Gigs Newsletter, Australian Version.

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http://www.sonicbids.com/catherineduc

Another in the series great audio interviews with Sonicbids members. Learn what they do, how they use Sonicbids to get selected for great opportunities, and get their music out there.

Atari Blitzkrieg
Hailing from Virginia, Atari Blitzkrieg has been recording and producing since 1995 and released his first single in 2007. He has worked with major names in underground hip-hop, Rapper Pooh, Louis Logic, Vast Aire, LMNO, Roc C and Wildchild among others, rock and folk singers and indietronica bands. Find out more about what is happening for Atari and his music, his advice to musicians, and how he uses his Sonicbids membership in this interesting and informative audio chat, and also in the July issue of the Who’s Getting Gigs Newsletter, US Version.

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http://www.sonicbids.com/atariblitzkrieg

As an independent musician first you need to Produce your Music, second you need to Sell your Music and third you need to Support your Music. These are the 3 categories that MusicNomad uses to organize thousands or resources to help independent musicians.

In the third and final category (Support Your Music) MusicNomad has ranked the top resources to keep your playing.

Top Resources by Category

-Band/Fan Management Tools – Reverb Nation, FanBridge, Artist Data
-Music Media Contacts – We list over 100 top contacts in Newspaper, TV, Magazine, and Internet
-Musician Forums – Harmony Central, Sputnik Music, Songstuff
-Music Industry Blogs – Ariel Publicity, Buzzsonic.com, New Music Strategies
-Musicians Health Support – Rock for Health, Hearos, HINT, Future of Music
-Finding Musicians Wanted/Available – Musicians Contact.com, Find a Musician, Craig’s List
-People to Hire – We list over 15 categories ranging from insurance for musicians to street teams.
-Music Industry Conferences – SXSW, ASCAP, NAMM,

We also list the best articles to help you in these categories, which include

-          Speaking to Your Fans Through More than Your Music by FanBridge
-          It’s All Good: There is No Such Thing as Bad Press by Sheena Metal
-          Finding a Manager by Ben McLane
-          Your Band Submissions Schedule to play Top Music Festivals by MusicNomad

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